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... a Level Nine VIP tour of the Space Center to see the behind-the-scenes parts of NASA that the general public never sees. We're going to see the places where the astronauts train in zero gravity and a Saturn missile and Mission Control where they actually fly the International Space Station. Cory is very excited as he's always loved anything to do with space. We'll post a review of our tour and the pics later.

... have liked to see them without the aid of my zoom lens. After looking through the various rooms of exhibits at the aquarium, we caught the complimentary shuttle boat over to their second location. We had a great cruise over to the buildings where they have movie sets, props, etc on display from the two movies. It was neat to see. But it is another 'one and done' for us. By this time it was lunch and we decided to find a Cracker Barrel restaurant, ...

... of glass. The pictures don't quite do it justice. Thursday was a quiet, cold, cloudy day that ended with a great supper at Crabby Bills. We had lovely oysters and a great sea food bucket! Today, Friday, the sun came out and it got warm. We tried flying kites but the wind was too shallow. Hoping for better luck on the Keys. Next stop - the ...

Who's ever heard of Busch Gardens? It's an hour away from Orlando, near Tampa in fact, and doesn't have the brand or prestige of Disney or Universal but it has two of the best roller coasters we came across. It presents itself as a combination of theme park and zoo, with a large area given over to African 'savannah'. It was neat to see giraffes galloping along with plenty of space; we weren't ...

I'm at the train station in Tampa waiting for my two-hour delayed train to Miami. I will be staying at the Everglades Hostel and I'm wondering what awaits me this time... Tampa has been an incredible experience and the following is an account of some of the things that occurred: October 31st - Halloween The best place to celebrate Halloween is in Byou, a small replica Cuban town ten minutes from the hostel. Four of us (Ole, Lewis, Frank and me) ...